Happy birthday to a class act.

....Derek Jeter turns 39 today......39 can you believe that???....I have always had a tremendous amount of respect for Derek Jeter....and believe me when I tell you it is not just because I am a Yankees fan.....it is much deeper than that.....I have said it before and I will say it again....in a baseball world gone haywire, Jeter is what is RIGHT about the game....not only is he a future first ballet hall of famer....he respects the game and it's rich tradition.....there will definitely never be another Derek Jeter......I have seen him play in person at least half a dozen times and as a true fan of the world's greatest sport I will be the first to tell you NO ONE plays the game like he does...he is by far the most brilliant tactician I have ever seen on a ball diamond...he knows the game backwards forwards and sideways....and it shows in his play....he conducts himself with dignity and professionalism....his heart for baseball is immeasurable....he once said that there is no way to describe how it feels to this day when he puts the pinstripes on....he is proud to be a Yankee and he apitomizes what baseball should be....Happy Birthday Derek Jeter..........Rick

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